Disposable pallet

ABSTRACT

The pallet includes a plurality e.g., 2 or more, commonly 3) of parallel spaced, elongated base members interconnected by a plurality e.g., 2 or more, commonly 6) of parallel spaced, elongated tie members. The base members and the tie members are preferably formed from blanks of double faced corrugated paperboard material which are scored and folded to form each member with a triangular cross section and a hollow interior. Each one of the base members has triangular notches or openings formed therein which are equal in number to the tie members and which extend transversely through the base member at predetermined locations along the base member; and a portion of each one of the tie members is removably and frictionally received in one of the triangular notches in each one of the base members.

United States Patent Roberts et al.

[54] DISPOSABLE PALLET [72] Inventors: Joe R. Roberts, 32 West Ogden,Hinsdale, Ill. 6052l; James L. Torrence, 806 Forest Rd., La Grange Park,Ill. 60525 221 Filed: April 8,1970

21 Appl. No.: 26,670

1511 3,683,822 51 Aug. 15, 1972 England 108/51 England 108/56 ABSTRACTThe pallet includes a plurality e.g., 2 or more, commonly 3) of parallelspaced, elongated base members [5 2] US. Cl ..l08/56 interconnected by aplurality ag" 2 or more com [51] Int. Cl. ..B65d 19/12 moldy 6) ofparallel Spaced elongated i members Fleld 0 Search The base members andthe tie members are preferably 16 139 formed from blanks of double facedcorrugated paperboard material which are scored and folded to form [56]References Cited each member with a triangular cross section and ahollow interior. Each one of the base members has trian- UNITED STATESPATENTS gular notches or openings formed therein which are 2,576,71511/1951 Farrell .1 108/56 equal in number to the lie members and whichextend 2 716 532 8/1955 wysong et aL 108/55 X transversely through thebase member at predeter- 3199765 8/1965 Locke 229/22 x mined locationsalong the base member; and a portion 3256839 6,1966 g 08/56 of each oneof the tie members is removably and frictionally received in one of thetriangular notches in FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS each one of thebase members- 519,055 6/ 1921 France 108/51 3 Claims, 12 Drawing Figures2| l All in m I 1 12 Mvw Pmmmws 1 I912 3.683; 822

SHEET 1 OF 2 N VE N TORS JOE R. ROBETS j JAMES L. TO/RRENCE ATT YSL/DISPOSABLE PALLET The present invention relates to a pallet which islightweight and disposable. More specifically, the present inventionrelates to a corrugated paperboard pallet having at least twotriangularly shaped base members which are adapted torest on a floorsurface, and a plurality of triangularly shaped cross or tie memberswhich extend between and interconnect the base members.

Pallets are widely used in transportation and storage or goods(typically packaged in boxes or bags) which are stacked on a pallet forshipment therewith as an integral unit. Heretofore such pallets havebeen made primarily of wood and have in general not been inexpensive anddisposable.

It is desireable, in many instances, that the pallets be inexpensive sothat after the goods have been removed from the pallets they can bediscarded to avoid the cost of returning the empty pallets to theirpoint of origin.

In other instances, where it is desirable to reuse the pallets, it isdesirable that the pallets be of a simple construction so that they canbe easily disassembled by unskilled labor and packed in a small spacefor return shipment. Additionally, it is desirable that the pallet beconstructed of easily assembled, inexpensive members which can beassembled by unskilled labor at the point of use without the use oftools or fasteners.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a palletdefined by a lattice of elongated supporting members each of which has atriangular cross section.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a pallet inwhich supporting members of the pallet are formed from blanks of sheetmaterial which are scored and folded to form each member with agenerally triangular cross section and a hollow interior.

Still another object of the present invention is the provision of a kitfor constructing a pallet, the kit including a plurality of first andsecond elongated blanks formed from a sheet material and each of theblanks having at least two score lines dividing the blank into at leastthree panels so that each blank can be folded to form a supportingmember with a triangular cross section and a hollow interior. Each ofthe second blanks has at least two pairs of holes with each pairincluding a first hole in one panel and and a second hole in anotherpanel, the first and second hole being laterally aligned so that whenthe second blank is folded to form a supporting base member thelaterally aligned holes will form a triangular opening extendingtransversely through the base member for receiving a portion of a tiemember formed from one of the first blanks.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention, and themanner of their attainment, will become more apparent from the followingdetailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present inventiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the pallet of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view of the along line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the pallet latticealong line 3-3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged end view of a tie member of the pallet shown inFIG. 1;

pallet taken FIG. 5 is a plan view of a blank of sheet material fromwhich the tie member shownin FIG. 4 is formed;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged end view of a base member of the pallet shown inFIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a plan view with portions broken away of a blank of sheetmaterial from which the base member shown in FIG. 6 is formed.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged end view of a modified form of base member similarto the base member shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view with portions broken away of a blank of sheetmaterial from which the base member shown in FIG. 8 is formed;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged end view of a modified form of tie member similarto the tie member shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a blank of sheet material from which the tiemember shown in FIG. 10 is formed; and,

FIG. 12 is an elevational plan view of a lattice structure formed withmembers similar to the tie members and base members shown in theprevious figures and which is adapted for use in building construction.

Referring now the drawings in greater detail, one embodiment of thepallet of the present invention is generally indicated at 10 in FIG. 1.As shown, the pallet 10 includes three parallel spaced base members 11,12, and 13 and six parallel spaced tie members 21-26 which interconnectthe base member 11-13 to form a supporting lattice structure whichdefines the pallet 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the base members 11-13 is generallytriangular in shape. Likewise, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the tiemembers 21-26 is generally triangular in shape. In the illustratedembodiment, each one of the base members 11-13 has six transversenotches or openings 28, each of which receives and frictionally holds aportion of one of the tie members 21-26, as shown in FIGS. 1-3.Preferably, the openings 28 are triangularly shaped to provide a closefit between the sides of the opening 28 and the portion of atriangularly shaped tie member received in the opening 28. However, atrapezoidally shaped opening 28 will also provide a close fit.

The size of the triangular openings 28 and'the triangularly shaped tiemembers 21-26 is less than the size of the triangularly shaped basemembers 11-13. In this way, and as best shown in FIG. 2, a space isprovided below the bases of the interconnecting tie members 21-26between the base members 11 and 12 and between the base members 11 and13. These spaces permit the insertion of forks of a fork lift mechanismunderneath the pallet 10 for raising, lowering and carrying the pallet10 with or without a load thereon.

In the pallet construction shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the apex of each ofthe triangular openings 28 intersects the apex of the triangularlyshaped base member 11, 12 or 13. However, it is preferred that theopenings 28 do not intersect the apex of the base members 11-13 to keepthe base members 1 1-13 as strong as possible.

Since all of the tie members 21-26 are formed in the same manner, onlythe tie member 21 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4and 5. As best shown in FIG. 4, the tie member 21 is preferably formedfrom a double faced corrugated paperboard material, and initially, thetie member 21 is in the form of an elongated paperboard blank 30 asshown in FIG. 5. The blank 30 is divided by four score lines 31-34 intofive panels 41-45. The center panel 43 forms the base of the tie member21 after the side portions 46 and 47 on either side thereof are foldedover to form the tie member with the cross section shown in FIG. 4. Thisis accomplished by first folding the side portion 46 twice along thescore lines 32 and 31 so that the panels 42 and 41 are formed in aninverted V over the center panel 43. Then the other side portion 47 isfolded twice along the score lines 33 and 34 to super-impose the panels44 and 45 over the panels 41 and 42, with the panels 44 and 45 alsoforming an inverted V over the base 43. In this way, the tie member 21is formed with two double strength side wall portions 48 and 49 definedby the overlapping panels 44, 45 and 41, 42, and with a base portionformed by the center panel 43. Preferably, the panels 42 and 45 aresecured together by a suitable fastening means, such as by an adhesiveor by several staples (not shown).

Since each of the base members 1 1-13 are formed in a similar manner,only the base member 11 will be described in detail with reference toFIGS. 6 and 7. As shown in FIG. 6, the base member 11 is also preferablyformed from a double faced corrugated paperboard material and,initially, is in the form of an elongated paperboard blank 50. The blank50 has six score lines 51-56 for dividing the blank 50 into seven panels61-67. The side portions 68 and 69 of the blank 50 on either side of thecenter panel 64 are mirror images of each other and are folded in asimilar manner to form the base member 11 with the cross section shownin FIG. 6. To accomplish this, the side portion 68 is folded threetimes: along the score line 53 to form the first adjacent panel 63 onone side of the center panel 64 as an upwardly inclined wall portion ofthe base member 11; along the score line 52 so that the panel 62 extendsdownwardly to form an interior vertical wall portion; and, along thescore line 51 so that the outermost panel 61 extends from the lower endof the panel 62 to the fold along the score line 53 separating thecenter panel 64 from the first adjacent panel 63 to define a structuralreinforcing part of the base member 1 1.

In like manner, the other side portion 69 is folded along the scorelines 54, 55 and 56 so that the first adjacent panel 65 forms anupwardly inclined side wall portion, the next adjacent side wall 66forms an interior wall portion, and the outermost panel 67 forms astructural reinforcing part of the base member 1 1.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first adjacent panel 63 on one side of thecenter panel 64 is provided with a first group of spaced apart,triangularly shaped, or trapezoidally shaped holes 70a which aresituated adjacent the second score line 52; and a second group of spacedapart, triangularly shaped holes 70b is provided in the first adjacentpanel 65 on the other side of the center panel 64 and adjacent the fifthscore line 55. The first and second groups of holes 700 and 70b arelaterally aligned with each other so that when the blank 50 is foldedalong the score lines 51-56, to form the base member 11, the holes 70aand 70b will form part of the openings 28 which extend transverselythrough the base members 1l-13. The openings 28 are also defined by athird and a fourth group of holes 71a and 71b which are formedrespectively in the next adjacent panels 62 and 66 on either side of thecenter panel 64. In this respect, the third group of holes 71a isaligned the same plane as the ridge or crest 73 f each base member 11-13 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In this way, a load on the pallet willbe supported on the crests 72 of the tie members 21-26 and on the crests73 of the base members 1 l-13.

In like manner, the fourth group of holes 71b is aligned with thesecond-group of holes 70b. Also, each one of the holes 71b is situatedin the panel 66 adjacent the fifth score line 55 and communicates withone of the holes 70b.

When the blank 50 is folded along the score lines 51-56 to form the basemember 11, each of the holes V 71a and 71b defines the part of one ofthe openings 28 which extends through the interior vertical wallportions formed by the panels 62 and 66.

It will be understood that the holes a, 70b, 71a and 71b, and theopenings 28 formed thereby, can be either triangular or trapezoidal froreceiving the tie members 21-26. When the crests 72 of the tie members21-26 extend slightly above the crests 73 of each of the base members11-13, the openings 70a-71b will be trapezoidal in form. Moreover, itwill be understood that the openings 71a and 71b in the panels 62 and 66forming the interior vertical walls are slightly smaller than theopenings 70a and 70b in the panels 63 and 65 which are inclined when theblank 50 is folded to form the base member 11. Additionally, and aspreviously explained,

With the base members 11-13 constructed in themanner described above,each of the base members 11-13 has two vertical load supporting wallportions and two inclined load supporting wall portions, such that, theportion of each tie member 21-26 which is received through one of theopenings 28 in the base member 11 is supported by four wall portions 62,63, 65 and 66 of the base member 11'. In this way, the load bearingstrength of the base members 11-13 is significantly enhanced.

Alternatively, the base members ll-13 can be formed in the same manneras the tie members 21-26 with overlapping side wall portions. With suchan alternative construction of the base members 11-13, the portion ofeach tie member 21-26 supported by each base member 11-13 will also besupported by four wall portions, all of which are inclined.

When the blank 50 is folded to form the base member 11, the sideportions 68 and 69 are folded to form triangles defining interior spaces74 and 75 within the base member 11, as shown in FIG. 6. Preferably, thebase members 11-13 and the tie members 21-26 are sized so that one ofthe base members 21-26 can be received in one of the spaces 74 or 75 ineach of the base members ll-13. The tie member 21 is shown in FIG. 6positioned in the space 74 of the base member 11. This sizing of thebase members 11-13 and the tie members 21-26 are desired so that thedisassembled base members ll-13 and tie members 21-26 can be packed in asmall space for return shipment.

Moreover, after disassembling the pallet 10, the tie members 21-26 andthe base members 11-13 can be unfolded and flattened into their initialform as blanks 30 and 50 if the panels thereof were not initiallysecured to each other, such as with an adhesive.

The formation of the base members 11-13 and tie members 21-26 of thepallet from blanks of sheet material as disclosed in FIGS. 4-7 willprovide a pallet construction having a sufficient load bearing capacityfor handling many types of loads. However, it has been learnedempirically that a greater load bearing capacity can be obtained bymodifying the construction of the base members and tie members toinclude interior, vertically extending, structurally reinforcing wallportions, such as the wall portion 109 of a modified base member 111shown in FIG. 10, and the wall portion 119 of a modified tie member 121shown in FIG. 8. It will be apparent that the construction of the tiemembers 121 is very similar to the construction of the base member 111.Accordingly, the construction of the base member 1 11 can be utilized inthe construction of tie members 121. Likewise, the construction of thetie member 121 can be utilized in the construction of the base members 11 1.

As best shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the tie member 121 is formed from anelongated blank 130 (FIG. 9) of sheet material. The blank 130 is dividedby five score' lines 131-134 into six panels 141-146. To form the tiemember 121, the blank 130 is first folded along the score lines 133 toform the panels 143 and 144 to inclined side wall portions of the tiemember 121. Next, the partially folded blank 130 is folded along thescore lines 132 and 134 to properly position the panels 142 and 145 forforming the base of the tie member 121. At approximately the same time,the blank 130 is'folded along the score lines 131 and 135 forpositioning the panels 141 and 146 within the hollow interior 148 of thetie member 121 to form the interior wall portion 119 of the tie member121. It willbe noted that the wall portion 119 is double strength, beingformed of two panels 141 and 146. It will be understood that the tiemembers 121 can be utilized in place of the tie members 21-26 to form.the pallet 10 or a similar pallet.

Referring now to FIGS. 10 and 11, the base member 111 shown in FIG. 10is formed from an elongated blank 150 (FIG. 11) of sheet material. Theelongated blank 150 is divided by six score lines 151-156 into sevenpanels 161-167. To form the base member 111, the blank 150 is firstfolded along the score line 154 to form the panels 164 and 165 intoinclined side wall portions of the base member 111. Next, the partiallyfolded blank 150 is folded along the score lines 153 and 155 to positionthe panels 163 and 166to proper position for forming the base of thebase member 111. At approximately the same time, the partially foldedblank 150 is also folded along the score lines 151, 152 and 156 so thatthe panels 161, 162 and 167 can be folded inwardly into the interior 168of the base member 111 to form the interior wall portion 109, which asshown, is formed from three panels 161, 162 and 167. It will beappreciated that the base member 111 is formed in essentially the samemanner as the tie member 121 with the exception of the extra panel 161which is folded over to provide the triple strength interior wallportion 109. This construction of the base member 111 is somewhatstronger than the construction of the tie member 121, if desired, thetie member 121 can be formed in the same manner as the base member 111and vice versa.

The base member 111 is also formed with a plurality of transverselyextending openings, which are similar to the openings 28 in the basemembers 11-13. Each opening is adapted to receive and hold a portion ofone of the tie members 121. The openings are defined by aligned holesformed in several of the panels 161-167 and spaced along the length ofthe blank 150. In this respect, the panels 164 and 165 which form theinclined side wall portions of the base member 111 are provided withgroups of aligned holes 170a and 1701). These holes 170a and 170barelocated in the respective panels 164 and 165 adjacent to, but spacedfrom, the score line 154 as shown in FIG. 11 and define the portion ofthe openings (in the base member 111) which extend through the side wallportions of the base member 111. The three panels 161, 162 and 167,which form the vertical interior wall portion 109 of the base member 111 also have holes or notches l7la, 171b and 172 formed therein whichare aligned with respective holes of the groups of holes 1700 and 17% toform the portion of the openings (in the base member 111) which extendthrough the interior vertical wall portion 109 of the base member 111.In this respect, the holes v 171a and 17117 are formed in the panels161, 162 adthe interior wall portion 109 of the base member 111, t

can be spaced from the upper edge 174 of the interior wall portion 109so that the opening 171a and l71b will not communicate with each other.In other-words, the

.holes 171a and 17 lb can be formed in a manner similar to the formationof the holes 170a and lb in panels 164 and as shown in FIG. 11.

Likewise, the notches or holes 172 in the panel 167 adjacent the sideedge 173 thereof can be formed so that each notch 172 does not open ontothe side edge 173.

Preferably, the panels forming the interior wall section in both thebase member 111 and the tie member 121 are secured to each other by asuitable adhesive or other fastening means, i.e., the panels 141 and 146of the tie member 121 are secured to each other by an adhesive and thepanels 161, 162 and 167 are secured to each other by an adhesive. Inthis way, a rigid internal wall structure 109 or 119 is provided in theconstruction of each base member 111 and each tie member 121.

Referring now to FIG. 12, it will be understood that the latticestructure and the base and tie member construction defining the pallet10 of the present invention can also be utilized in other applications.For example, the lattice structure can be used as a replacement forstuds in a wall framework. In this application, a lattice structure,such as the structure 210, is substituted for wall studs to providelateral support to wall boards secured to either side thereof. Thelattice structure 210 typically has an overall length of approximately 8feet and an overall width of approximately 4 feet to correspond to thesize of conventional 8 inch X 4 inch wall boards.

In FIG. 12, the lattice structure 210 is shown as comprising three basemembers 211-213 and three tie members 221-223. To facilitate securementof a wall board to each side of the lattice structure 210, some of thetie members 22 l-223 are inverted so that the bases thereof .lie in thesame plane to define surface portions to which the wall board can beattached. Thus, the tie members 221 and 223 are positioned so that theinverted base surfaces 231 and 232 thereof are arranged to lie in aplane as close as possible to a plane passing through the apex 234 ofeach one of the base members 211-213. Also, although the latticestructure 210 is shown as comprising only three tie members, it will beunderstood that the lattice structure 210 can be formed with more thanthree tie members.

In addition to the pallet 10, the present invention also includes a kitfor construction the pallet as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Such a kitincludes a plurality of the blanks and 50 (or 130 and 150). For example,a kit for constructing the pallet 10 as sown in FIG. 1 will consist ofsix of the blanks 30 and three of the blanks 50 preformed with scorelines and holes in the manner described above.

Although the present invention contemplates the use of a sheet materialwhich is a double faced corrugated paperboard material, it is to beunderstood that other sheet materials can be utilized, such as asemi-rigid plastic sheet material.

As another alternative, the pallet of the present invention can beconstructed from triangular tubes made from a semi-rigid material, suchas a plastic material. Such a modified form of the pallet 10 willinclude at least two tubular base members each having a triangular crosssection, a hollow interior, and a plurality of spaced apart openingsformed transversely of and through each base member, together with aplurality of tubular tie members equal in number to the openings in eachbase member with each tie member having a triangular cross section and ahollow interior.

With the pallet 10 of the present invention constructed in the mannerdescribed, a lightweight, inexpensive and disposable pallet is provided.Moreover, a kit for constructing the pallet 10 can be easily assembledand disassembled by unskilled labor without the use of tools orfasteners.

I claim: 1

1. A disposable and reusable pallet comprising at least two parallelspaced, elongated base members interconnected by at least two parallelspaced elongated tie members to form a lattice structure for supportinga load, each of said base members and each of said tie members having atriangular cross section and being formed from a sheet material, andeach of said base members having a plurality of triangular ortrapezoidal openings formed therein which extend transversely throughsaid base member and which are at least equal in number to the number oftie members, said openings being located at predetermined intervalsalong said base member and a portion of each one of said tie membersbeing removably and frictionally received in one of said openings ineach of said base members,

e ch of saidb e e bers bein orme fro ablan of sheet matefi al av ihg acent pane and first an second side portions, each of said side portionsbeing folded three times to form three panels, the first panel extendingangularly upwardly from said central panel to define an upwardlyinclined side wall portion of said base member, the second panelextending vertically downwardly from said first panel to form aninterior vertical wall portion and said third panel extendinghorizontally from the lower end of said second panel to the foldseparating said central panel from said first panel and defining areinforcing structural part of said base member.

2. A kit for constructing a disposable and reusable pallet, said kitincluding a plurality of first and second elongated blanks formed from asheet material: said first blank having at least two longitudinallyextending score lines dividing said first blank into at least threepanels whereby said first blank can be folded along said score lines toform a tie member having a triangular cross section and a hollowinterior; said second blank having six longitudinally extending scorelines dividing said second blank into seven panels, the center paneldefining a base portion of said base member, the first adjacent panel oneither side of said center panel defining an upwardly inclined side wallportion of said base member, the next adjacent panel on either side ofsaid center panel defining a vertical interior wall portion of said basemember and each one of the outermost panels on either side of saidcenter panel forms a horizontal structural reinforcing part of said basemember and overlies one half of said center panel when said second blankis folded along said score lines to form said base member; said secondblank also having a first group of triangular or trapezoidal shapedholes in one of said panels and a second group of triangular ortrapezoidal shaped holes in another one of said panels, each of saidholes of said first group being laterally aligned with one of said holesof said second group so that when said secondblank is folded to formsaid base member, each pair of said aligned holes will form a triangularor trapezoidal opening extending transversely through said base memberfor receiving a portion of one of said tie members formed from one ofsaid first blanks.

3. The kit as defined in claim 2 wherein said first group of holes isformed in the first adjacent panel adjacent the second score line whichdivides said first adjacent panel from said next adjacent panel on oneside of said center panel, and said second group of holes is formed inthe first adjacent panel adjacent the fifth score line which dividessaid first adjacent panel from said next adjacent panel on the otherside of said center panel, and wherein said second blank has a thirdgroup of holes in said next adjacent" panel on said one side of saidcenter panel adjacent said second score line, each of said holes in saidthird group being laterally aligned with one of said holes of said firstgroup, and a fourth group of holes in said next adjacent panel on saidother side of said center panel adjacent said fifth score line, each ofsaid holes of said fourth group being laterally aligned with one of saidholes of said second group.

1. A disposable and reusable pallet comprising at least two parallelspaced, elongated base members interconnected by at least two parallelspaced elongated tie members to form a lattice structure for supportinga load, each of said base members and each of said tie members having atriangular cross section and being formed from a sheet material, andeach of said base members having a plurality of triangular ortrapezoidal openings formed therein which extend transversely throughsaid base member and which are at least equal in number to the number oftie members, said openings being located at predetermined intervalsalong said base member and a portion of each one of said tie membersbeing removably and frictionally received in one of said openings ineach of said base members, each of said base members being formed from ablank of sheet material having a central panel and first and second sideportions, each of said side portions being folded three times to formthree panels, the first panel extending angularly upwardly from saidcentral panel to define an upwardly inclined side wall portion of saidbase member, the second panel extending vertically downwardly from saidfirst panel to form an interior vertical wall portion and said thirdpanel extending horizontally from the lower end of said second panel tothe fold separating said central panel from said first panel anddefining a reinforcing structural part of said base member.
 2. A kit forconstructing a disposable and reusable pallet, said kit including aplurality of first and second elongated blanks formed from a sheetmaterial: said first blank having at least two longitudinally extendingscore lines dividing said first blank into at least three panels wherebysaid first blank can be folded along said score lines to form a tiemember having a triangular cross section and a hollow interior; saidsecond blank having six longitudinally extending score lines dividingsaid second blank into seven panels, the center panel defining a baseportion of said base member, the first adjacent panel on either side ofsaid center panel defining an upwardly inclined side wall portion ofsaid base member, the next adjacent panel on either side of said centerpanel defining a vertical interior wall portion of said base member andeach one of the outermost panels on either side of said center panelforms a horizontal structural reinforcing part of said base member andoverlies one half of said center panel when said second blank is foldedalong said score lines to form said base member; said second blank alsohaving a first group of triangular or trapezoidal shaped holes in one ofsaid panels and a second group of triangular or trapezoidal shaped holesin another one of said panels, each of said holes of said first groupbeing laterally aligned with one of said holes of said second group sothat when said second blank is folded to form said base member, eachpair of said aligned holes will form a triangular or trapezoidal openingextending transversely through said base member for receiving a portionof one of said tie members formed from one of said first blanks.
 3. Thekit as defined in claim 2 wherein said first group of holes is formed inthe first adjacent panel adjacent the second sCore line which dividessaid first adjacent panel from said next adjacent panel on one side ofsaid center panel, and said second group of holes is formed in the firstadjacent panel adjacent the fifth score line which divides said firstadjacent panel from said next adjacent panel on the other side of saidcenter panel, and wherein said second blank has a third group of holesin said next adjacent panel on said one side of said center paneladjacent said second score line, each of said holes in said third groupbeing laterally aligned with one of said holes of said first group, anda fourth group of holes in said next adjacent panel on said other sideof said center panel adjacent said fifth score line, each of said holesof said fourth group being laterally aligned with one of said holes ofsaid second group.